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DOWNLOAD Global Dialogues   Global Dialogues Report October 2021 This summary provides key highlights from each Global Dialogue, listed in chronological order. (...) Action Track 1 - Game-Changing and Systemic Solutions - Wave 1 2. (...) Action Track 5 - Game-Changing and Systemic Solutions - Wave 2 Other   Publications and Reports of relevance for the UN Food Systems Summit DOWNLOAD   A Small Business Agenda July 2021 All around the globe, thousands of food small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and their expert supporters were asked, “How to boost the role of SMEs in providing good food for all?”

Score: 950881.6 - https://www.un.org/en/food-systems-summit/documentation

  "WOW Money": From Family Budget to Guinness World Record | UNICEF

Launched by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), with support from the European Union (EU), the UPSHIFT Ukraine programme is empowering young people in Mariupol by developing their social entrepreneurial skills and providing funds for youth-driven projects. The large inscription “I'm smart” on the wall of the classroom where the school's participants are meeting is entirely in line with the students’ purpose. (...) They bought a laptop and a projector to demonstrate the rules of the game, equipped their office, and purchased several sets of Life Capital as prizes for students participating in tournaments of the game. (...) Life Capital may later generate Bohdan, Dmytro, and Nastya's first income, when they start providing paid financial literacy training for adults.

Score: 950745.3 - https://www.unicef.org/ukraine...y-budget-guinness-world-record

  Microsoft Word - Kim Paper on Economic Theory and Practice1.doc

Moreover, the size of the “down” market will determine the incentives for service providers in the “up” market to join a given system. (...) Game theory provides a theory of economic and strategic behavior when people or firms interact directly, rather than in a price-taking, perfectly competitive 7 environment. (...) Even though it might appear to be a simple concept, the policy maker should keep in mind that firms will attempt to skirt the intent of the policy if no deterrence of gaming is provided with the new policy. Intersection of Network Externalities and Game Theory The intersection of network externalities and game theory can have significant implications for the regulators in their policy decisions.

Score: 949963.5 - https://www.itu.int/ITU-D/treg...20Theory%20and%20Practices.pdf

  Session 236— The Business of Esports | WSIS Forum 2020

But what exactly is esports beyond ‘kids playing video games’? Learn from industry leaders about the sector and how its growth provides opportunities for business, investment and innovation in a digitally connected world. (...) Martinez-Rea was recognized by Sports Business Journal as a 2018 Game Changer. She also serves on the board of Young & Healthy, a non-profit dedicated to providing healthcare to underserved children and as a mentor for Techstars LA, a start-up incubator and an advisor for AnyKey, which promotes diversity and inclusion in gaming and esports. (...) This is an opportunity to scale WSIS Forum 2020 to a wider community and reach even more people, which reflects the pillar of the WSIS to provide an open and inclusive space for all to advance the SDGs through ICTs.

Score: 949377.8 - https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/forum/2020/Agenda/Session/236

  Session 236— The Business of Esports | WSIS Forum 2020

But what exactly is esports beyond ‘kids playing video games’? Learn from industry leaders about the sector and how its growth provides opportunities for business, investment and innovation in a digitally connected world. (...) Martinez-Rea was recognized by Sports Business Journal as a 2018 Game Changer. She also serves on the board of Young & Healthy, a non-profit dedicated to providing healthcare to underserved children and as a mentor for Techstars LA, a start-up incubator and an advisor for AnyKey, which promotes diversity and inclusion in gaming and esports. (...) This is an opportunity to scale WSIS Forum 2020 to a wider community and reach even more people, which reflects the pillar of the WSIS to provide an open and inclusive space for all to advance the SDGs through ICTs.

Score: 949377.8 - https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/...rum/2020/en/Agenda/Session/236

  PMNCH | “Walking with Mrs X”: the board game

PMNCH | “Walking with Mrs X”: the board game Access Home Alt+0 Content Alt+2 Search Search Navigation Home About Our work News and events Knowledge centre Get involved Language عربي 中文 English Français Русский Español Menu News and events Press centre Newsletter Videos Social media “Walking with Mrs X”: the board game 28 OCTOBER 2015 | ONLINE Walking with Mrs X is an innovative board game, based on the iconic “Why Did Mrs X Die, retold” film, and provides a stimulating and interactive approach to learning about, and promoting, safer childbirth in all regions and countries of the world. (...) This game enables players to understand the problems these mothers face by using a counter to follow the path their own pregnant woman, Mrs. (...) Walking with Mrs X”: the board game is the creation of Hands On for Mothers and Babies.

Score: 948702.9 - https://www.who.int/pmnch/media/news/2015/hofmab/en/

  1 Remarks by Mr. Raf

The sheer scale and exponential development of video games is an indication of the potential and reach that these games hold. (...) Al-Qaida and Daesh for instance developed video games adapted from popular first-person shooter games. (...) All the anxieties and frustrations have provided a fertile ground for conspiracy theories, hate speech and violent extremist propaganda to spread online and offline.

Score: 948438.8 - https://www.un.org/counterterr...ert-roundtable-video-games.pdf

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UNITED KINGDOM Contribution to the 2014 United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Integration Segment London Olympic and Paralympic Games 2012 In 2005, the regeneration of East London was at the heart of the bid to host the Olympic and Paralympic Games. (...) Sustainability was one of the key bid promises of London 2012. Making the Games the most sustainable of modern times and helping to provide a healthy lasting legacy part of the package that differentiated the London Games proposition from other bids. (...) Partnership working was essential to deliver all aspects of London 2012: success was achieved by commitment from the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA), London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG), Government, partner organisations and contractors working together to deliver the Games sustainability aspirations.

Score: 947993.9 - https://www.un.org/en/ecosoc/i...egration/pdf/unitedkingdom.pdf

  Top UN officials highlight how Paralympic Games show that ability, not disability, defines a person’

Dujarric added that the UN chief believes that sport has a particularly important role to play in promoting and implementing the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and that the Paralympic Movement provides a catalyst for lasting change. Separately today, the UN Children’s Fund ( UNICEF ) highlighted that the Paralympic Games prove that an individual’s ability, and not their disability, defines what they can accomplish. The agency also released a video featuring football players, including Lionel Messi from FC Barcelona, pitted in a game against Spain’s national 5-a-side blind football teams. (...) The release added that this week also marked the 10th anniversary of the UNICEF-FC Barcelona Foundation partnership that has provided access to education, sport and play to more than a million children who might otherwise be excluded from such opportunities.

Score: 947361.3 - https://news.un.org/en/story/2...es-show-ability-not-disability

  UNICEF publishes recommendations for the online gaming industry on assessing impact on children | UN

The Recommendations for the Online Gaming Industry on Assessing Impact on Children – compiled with extensive inputs from the industry – highlight some of the key child rights considerations for online gaming companies of all kinds, from game developers, publishers, distributors, platforms, esports companies and streaming services. They build on a  UNICEF Discussion Paper on Online Gaming and Child Rights  published in 2019 and extensive engagement with the online gaming community. (...) "We welcome the UNICEF guidance document helping industry associations, formal and non-formal educational institutions and game developer studios and publisher to mainstream child right considerations." – Jari-Pekka Kaleva, COO of the European Games Developer Federation These recommendations aim to guide the online gaming industry on embedding child rights within internal processes with a goal of providing the best possible experience for all children looking to enjoy gaming online.

Score: 945960.1 - https://www.unicef.org/partner...stry-assessing-impact-children